Wine name revolution 10-2-2024

If you go into almost any wine shop, liquor store, or supermarket wine section in the United States—and now in most places in the world—you will find wine bottles arranged and named by the variety of grape used to make the wine. Continue reading “Wine name revolution 10-2-2024”

Old Vines 1-24-2024

You likely have seen the description “old vine” on a wine label. What exactly does that mean and is it important? Continue reading “Old Vines 1-24-2024”

Barton & Guestier Les Petites Parcelles Vouvray 2021

Pale straw color; white flowers, grapefruit, lemon, pear, peach, pineapple, melon, honey, minerals on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Barton & Guestier Les Petites Parcelles Vouvray 2021”

How to pair wine and cheese 9-13-2023

You know wine and cheese were made for each other. You also know not all wine pairs with all cheese. What is a person to do? Continue reading “How to pair wine and cheese 9-13-2023”

Salvatore Tamburello 797 N Catarratto, Sicilia 2020

Deep gold color; abounds in yellow fruit, lotus flower, peach, chamomile, ginger on the nose; lemon, yellow grapefruit, yellow apple, orange zest, peach, apricot, ripe pear, minerality/saline on the palate. Continue reading “Salvatore Tamburello 797 N Catarratto, Sicilia 2020”

Planeta Frappato Vittoria 2020

Pale ruby color; strawberry, cranberry, red fruits, smoke, grapey on the nose; strawberry, pomegranate, balsamic notes on the palate. Continue reading “Planeta Frappato Vittoria 2020”

Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja 2013

Deep ruby-garnet color; cherry, cedar, tobacco on the nose; cherry, blackcurrant, plum, blackberry, black olives, mocha, earth, vanilla, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading “Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja 2013”

Stromberg-Zabergäu Pinot Meunier Sparkling Rosé Extra Brut NV

Medium copper color; apple, bread, raspberry on the nose; apple, peach, nectarine, bread on the palate. Continue reading “Stromberg-Zabergäu Pinot Meunier Sparkling Rosé Extra Brut NV”

Optimism 1-4-2023

New year. No matter if you look back on 2022 with a sigh of satisfaction or you are grovelingly thankful to survive another solar circumnavigation, time for optimism. Continue reading “Optimism 1-4-2023”